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. 2018 Dec 6;113(12):e180279. doi: 10.1590/0074-02760180279

TABLE VI. Parasitaemia (%) of Plasmodium berghei and its reduction in mice treated with Chloroquine (CQ) at sub-curative doses, alone or combined with Accuvit® .

Drugs Dose (mg/kg) % Reduction of parasitaemia (mean parasitaemia ± SD)* Survival (average ± SD)
5th 7th 9th
Non-treated mice 0 0.8 ± 0.8 14.8 ± 6.0 11.8 ± 3.0 19 ± 3
Accuvit® 25 78 (0.2 ± 0.04) 44 (8.3 ± 2.1) 20 (9.5 ± 2.4) 21 ± 4
50 77 (0.2 ± 0.2) 60 (5.9 ± 5.3) 26 (8.8 ± 2.2) 22 ± 5
Chloroquine 1.25 93 (0.1 ± 0.03) 49 (7.6 ± 3.3) 56 (5.1 ± 0.1) 19 ± 4
2.5 95 (0.01 ± 0.1) 79 (3.1 ± 5.3) 29 (8.4 ± 4.5) 20 ± 9
5 94 (0.0 ± 0.1) 69 (4.7 ± 4.0) 57 (5.1 ± 3.1) 24 ± 4
CQ + Accuvit® 1.25 : 25 89 (0.1 ± 0.01) 36 (9.5 ± 0.8) 20 (9.4 ± 3.5) 18 ± 5
2.5 : 25 82 (0.1 ± 0.2) 64 (5.3 ± 6.5) 49 (6.0 ± 1.9) 22 ± 6
5 : 25 90 (0.1 ± 0.1) 56 (6.6 ± 2.5) 27 (8.6 ± 4.4) 19 ± 4
CQ + Accuvit® 1.25 : 50 53 (0.4 ± 0.3) 9 (13.4 ± 6.0) 0 (11.9 ± 4.5) 27 ± 3
2.5 : 50 67 (0.3 ± 0.1) 60 (5.9 ± 1.2) 33 (8.0 ± 4.6) 24 ± 5
5 : 50 100 (0.0 ± 0.0) 80 (3.0 ± 4.2) 31 (8.2 ± 2.0) 24 ± 6

*: reduction of parasitaemia in relation to untreated controls; when < 30% = inactive, 30-40% = partially active and > 40% = active.